WO2019086126A1 - Method of driving a component of a vehicle, system, computer program product and computer-readable medium - Google Patents

Method of driving a component of a vehicle, system, computer program product and computer-readable medium Download PDF

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WO2019086126A1
WO2019086126A1 PCT/EP2017/078234 EP2017078234W WO2019086126A1 WO 2019086126 A1 WO2019086126 A1 WO 2019086126A1 EP 2017078234 W EP2017078234 W EP 2017078234W WO 2019086126 A1 WO2019086126 A1 WO 2019086126A1
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Zeid ABOU-CHAHINE
Henning Irle
Frank Schliep
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HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
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Priority to CN201780096348.7A priority patent/CN111278688B/en
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    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
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  • the present invention relates to a method of driving a component of a vehicle by using a portable user identification device for said vehicle and an user identification unit of said vehicle according to the preamble of claim 1 , a system for driving a component of a vehicle by using a portable user identification device for said vehicle and an user identification unit of said vehicle according to the preamble of claim 7, a computer program product and a computer-readable medium.
  • the machine translation of the FR 2 929 396 A1 into the English language discloses a system and a method for locating the position of a vehicle by a user.
  • Said known system comprises a portable object intended to be made available to said user, whereat said portable object is equipped with at least one inertial device and means for processing a signal delivered by said inertial device to determine a trajectory followed by said portable object.
  • Said known method for implementing said system comprises the following steps: a step of initializing the implementation of the processing means of said portable object as a result of a request of putting in a locking device of vehicle doors of said vehicle, a first step of acquiring a first signal delivered by said inertial device, a first step of processing said first signal to determine a first trajectory, a step of storing said first trajectory, a step of restoring to said user said first trajectory through the implementation of a screen equipping said portable object, a second step of acquiring a second signal delivered by said inertial device, a second step of processing said second signal to determine a second trajectory, a step of implementing means for comparing said first and second trajectories for determining an item of information for retrieving said vehicle. It is an object of the invention to provide a higher level of security by driving a component of a vehicle by using a portable user identification device for a vehicle.
  • said movement sensor determines a spatial position of said portable user identification device, like a position based on a global coordinate system.
  • said evaluation of said identifying signal sent by said transmitter of said portable user identification device to said receiver of said user identification unit can be of any useful and applicable manner.
  • an advantageous development of the aforementioned embodiment is, that said component of said vehicle will be driven by said controller, if said identifying signal correlates with a position, which is within a certain area around said position of said vehicle defined beforehand. That way, some flexibility of said evaluation of said identifying signal is allowed for. For example, if a user, while carrying said portable user identification device, is leaving said vehicle at one vehicle door and approaching said vehicle at another vehicle door.
  • the method according to the invention can be used in the aforementioned situation, too. For example, such a situation could occur, if more than one users with more than only one portable user identification devices are using said vehicle.
  • a further advantageous development of the method according to the invention is, that an operation of said movement sensor of said portable user identification device is started and/or stopped according to an amount of energy available to said portable user identification device to operate said portable user identification device in a low power mode.
  • an operation of said movement sensor of said portable user identification device is started and/or stopped according to an amount of energy available to said portable user identification device to operate said portable user identification device in a low power mode.
  • said movement sensor of said system according to the invention can be of any useful and applicable type, design, material, dimension and arrangement.
  • said movement sensor is built as a 9-axes-sensor.
  • a 9-axes-sensor is a sensor, which comprises three acceleration sensors for measuring in x, y, z directions, three gyroscopes for measuring turns around said x, y, z directions and three magnetometers for measuring in said x, y, z directions.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a system according to the present invention, wherein only the details necessary for the understanding of the invention are shown. It is shown by:
  • Fig. 1 an embodiment of a system according to the invention in a partial view.
  • Fig. 1 displays an embodiment of a system for driving a component 2.1 of a vehicle 2 by using a portable user identification device 4 for said vehicle 2 and an user identification unit 2.2 of said vehicle 2 according to the invention.
  • Said portable user identification device 4 is designed as a key fob and comprises a movement sensor 4.1 , a memory 4.2 and a transmitter 4.3.
  • Said user identification unit 2.2 of said vehicle 2 comprises a receiver 2.2.1 and a controller 2.2.2, whereat said controller 2.2.2 is built in such a manner, that an identifying signal sent by said transmitter 4.3 of said portable user identification device 4 to said receiver 2.2.1 of said user identification unit 2.2 can be evaluated by said controller 2.2.2 and said component 2.1 of said vehicle 2 can be driven by said controller 2.2.2 according to said evaluation of said identifying signal.
  • Said movement sensor 4.1 of said portable user identification device 4 is designed as a 9-axes-sensor, comprising three acceleration sensors for measuring in x, y, z directions, three gyroscopes for measuring turns around said x, y, z directions and three magnetometers for measuring in said x, y, z directions.
  • Said component 2.1 of said vehicle 2 is designed as a central locking system of said vehicle 2.
  • Said identifying signal sent by said transmitter 4.3 of said portable user identification device 4 to said receiver 2.2.1 of said user identification unit 2.2 is symbolized by an arrow 6.
  • said position of said portable user identification device 4 to a point of time tn is determined by means of vector addition.
  • the current position of said portable user identification device 4 to a certain point of time tn is stored in said memory 4.2.
  • a position of said portable user identification device 4 stored before is written over by said current position of said portable user identification device 4.
  • said user carrying said portable user identification device 4 After deboarding from said vehicle 2, said user carrying said portable user identification device 4 walks a certain path away from said vehicle 2, for example, to do some shopping. After a while, said user walks again back to said vehicle 2 for boarding said vehicle 2 and to drive away.
  • This path walked by said user is symbolized in Fig. 1 by a number of dots 8 and arrows 10.
  • Each dot 8 symbolizes a certain position of said portable user identification device 4 carried by said user to a certain point of time tn.
  • Each arrow 10 symbolizes a certain distance and direction said portable user identification device 4 has been carried by said user.
  • said portable user identification device 4 reaches a position, which is characterized by said arrow 10 starting at said vehicle 2 and ending at said dot 8 correlating to this arrow 10, namely to the head of this arrow 10.
  • said portable user identification device 4 is arriving at said vehicle 2 again.
  • said user carrying said portable user identification device 4 touches a door handle 2.3.1 of a door 2.3 of said vehicle 2.
  • Said vehicle 2 comprises five doors 2.3 in total, each with a door handle 2.3.1 .
  • a touch-sensitive sensor is integrated. Said touch-sensitive sensors are not displayed.
  • said user By touching one of said door handles 2.3.1 of said doors 2.3 said user initiates a transmission of said identifying signal 6 by said transmitter 4.3 of said portable user identification device 4 to said receiver 2.2.1 of said user identification unit 2.2 of said vehicle 2.
  • said position of said vehicle 2 can be determined by a vehicle sensor of said vehicle 2 or any other useful and applicable type of determining a position of said vehicle 2. Said position determined as mentioned before can be stored in a memory of said user identification unit 2.2 of said vehicle 2 in order to evaluate said identifying signal 6 of said user identification device 4.
  • said component of said vehicle will be driven by said controller, if said identifying signal correlates with a position, which is within a certain area around said position of said vehicle defined beforehand.
  • the invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments of the inventive system and the inventive method discussed above.
  • the portable user identification device could not only be designed as a key fob, but could be of any useful and applicable type.
  • the portable user identification device could be a smartphone or something similar.
  • the movement sensor which can be of any useful and applicable type, material, dimension and arrangement.
  • the component of the vehicle driven by the controller is not limited to be a central locking system but could be of any useful and applicable type, too.
  • Said vehicle sensor could be of any useful and applicable type, material, dimension and arrangement.
  • said vehicle sensor could be a GNSS sensor in order to use a global navigation satellite system.
  • Said vehicle sensor could also be a movement sensor of a portable device which is linked in a signal transmitting manner to said user identification unit of said vehicle.
  • said level of security against relay station attacks or other attacks is further increased.
  • an operation of said movement sensor of said portable user identification device could be started and/or stopped according to an amount of energy available to said portable user identification device to operate said portable user identification device in a low power mode. That way, basic functions of said portable user identification device are not affected by a movement sensor of the invention.
  • said movement sensor could be deactivated after a certain amount of time.
  • said portable user identification device is used like a usual key fob. For instance, in order to unlock a central locking system a user would have to press a button of said key fob.
  • the invention relates also to a computer program product, comprising instructions to cause the inventive system, for example, the system according to the explained embodiment, to execute the steps of the inventive method, for example, the method according to the explained embodiment, and a computer-readable medium having stored thereon such a computer program product.
  • the signal transmissions between said portable user identification device and said user identification unit of said vehicle as well as a signal transmission between exterior devices and said user identification unit for determining the position of said vehicle at a certain point of time could be secured by using cryptographic techniques.

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Abstract

Driving a component (2.1) of a vehicle (2) by using a portable user identification device (4) for said vehicle (2) and an user identification unit (2.2) of said vehicle (2), whereat a controller (2.2.2) evaluates an identifying signal (6) sent by a transmitter (4.3) of said portable user identification device (4) to a receiver (2.2.1) of said user identification unit (2.2) and said controller (2.2.2) drives said component (2.1) of said vehicle (2) according to said evaluation of said identifying signal (6). In order to provide a higher level of security by driving a component (2.1) of a vehicle (2) by using a portable user identification device (4) for a vehicle (2), to a point of time to a position of said portable user identification device (4) relative to a position of said portable user identification device (4) to a point of time tn = tl, to which said portable user identification device (4) is departing from said vehicle (2), is determined and stored in a memory (4.2) on a regular basis.

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Method of driving a component of a vehicle, system, computer program product and computer-readable medium
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The present invention relates to a method of driving a component of a vehicle by using a portable user identification device for said vehicle and an user identification unit of said vehicle according to the preamble of claim 1 , a system for driving a component of a vehicle by using a portable user identification device for said vehicle and an user identification unit of said vehicle according to the preamble of claim 7, a computer program product and a computer-readable medium.
Such methods, systems, computer program products and computer-readable media are already well known in different embodiments.
Furthermore, the machine translation of the FR 2 929 396 A1 into the English language discloses a system and a method for locating the position of a vehicle by a user. Said known system comprises a portable object intended to be made available to said user, whereat said portable object is equipped with at least one inertial device and means for processing a signal delivered by said inertial device to determine a trajectory followed by said portable object. Said known method for implementing said system comprises the following steps: a step of initializing the implementation of the processing means of said portable object as a result of a request of putting in a locking device of vehicle doors of said vehicle, a first step of acquiring a first signal delivered by said inertial device, a first step of processing said first signal to determine a first trajectory, a step of storing said first trajectory, a step of restoring to said user said first trajectory through the implementation of a screen equipping said portable object, a second step of acquiring a second signal delivered by said inertial device, a second step of processing said second signal to determine a second trajectory, a step of implementing means for comparing said first and second trajectories for determining an item of information for retrieving said vehicle. It is an object of the invention to provide a higher level of security by driving a component of a vehicle by using a portable user identification device for a vehicle.
This object is solved by a method of driving a component of a vehicle by using a portable user identification device for said vehicle and an user identification unit of said vehicle according to the features of claim 1 , wherein to a point of time tn by means of said movement sensor of said portable user identification device a position of said portable user identification device relative to a position of said portable user identification device to a point of time tn = ti, to which said portable user identification device is departing from said vehicle, is determined and stored in said memory on a regular basis, starting with said point of time tn = ti, whereat a position of said portable user identification device to a point of time tn = tm, to which said portable user identification device is arriving at said vehicle again is transmitted as said identifying signal by said transmitter of said portable user identification device to said receiver of said user identification unit of said vehicle, a system for driving a component of a vehicle by using a portable user identification device for said vehicle and an user identification unit of said vehicle according to the features of claim 7, a computer program product according to claim 10 and a computer-readable medium according to claim 1 1 . Said point of time tn = ti is the first point of time said position of said portable user identification device is determined by said movement sensor and said point of time tn = tm is the last point of time said position of said portable user identification device is determined by said movement sensor with respect to each time the method according to the invention is processed. For example, said movement sensor determines a spatial position of said portable user identification device, like a position based on a global coordinate system.
A main advantage of the invention is a higher level of security by driving a component of a vehicle by using a portable user identification device for a vehicle. Because of using the invention, said portable user identification device for said vehicle is determining its position relative to a position of said portable user identification device to a point of time tn = ti, to which said portable user identification device is departing from said vehicle, independently from other parts of said system or said vehicle, therefore, said driving of a component of a vehicle by using a portable user identification device for a vehicle is more secure against relay station attacks.
Basically, said evaluation of said identifying signal sent by said transmitter of said portable user identification device to said receiver of said user identification unit can be of any useful and applicable manner. Advantageously, said component of said vehicle will be driven by said controller, if said identifying signal substantially correlates to a position of said vehicle to said point of time tn = tm.
An advantageous development of the aforementioned embodiment is, that said component of said vehicle will be driven by said controller, if said identifying signal correlates with a position, which is within a certain area around said position of said vehicle defined beforehand. That way, some flexibility of said evaluation of said identifying signal is allowed for. For example, if a user, while carrying said portable user identification device, is leaving said vehicle at one vehicle door and approaching said vehicle at another vehicle door.
A further advantageous development of the method according to the invention is, that said user identification unit comprises at least one vehicle sensor for determining an alteration of a position of said vehicle during a period of time starting with said point of time tn = ti said portable user identification device is departing from said vehicle until said point of time tn = tm said portable user identification device is arriving at said vehicle again, whereat said evaluation of said identifying signal by said controller is executed according to said alteration of said position of said vehicle. Hereby, the method according to the invention can be used in the aforementioned situation, too. For example, such a situation could occur, if more than one users with more than only one portable user identification devices are using said vehicle.
The same is true for an advantageous development of the system according to the invention, where said user identification unit comprises at least one vehicle sensor for determining an alteration of a position of said vehicle during a period of time starting with said point of time tn = ti said portable user identification device is departing from said vehicle until said point of time tn = tm said portable user identification device is arriving at said vehicle again, whereat said controller is built in such a manner, that said evaluation of said identifying signal by said controller can be executed according to said alteration of said position of said vehicle.
Another advantageous development of the method according to the invention is, that said point of time tn = ti, to which said portable user identification device is departing from said vehicle, is stored in said memory of said portable user identification device and said controller of said user identification unit of said vehicle, whereat said evaluation of said identifying signal by said controller is executed according to said point of time tn = ti stored. That way, the security against relay station attacks or other attacks is further improved.
A further advantageous development of the method according to the invention is, that an operation of said movement sensor of said portable user identification device is started and/or stopped according to an amount of energy available to said portable user identification device to operate said portable user identification device in a low power mode. Hereby, a malfunctioning of basic functions of said portable user identification device because of running out of energy due to the usage of said movement sensor of said portable user identification unit is avoided.
In general, said movement sensor of said system according to the invention can be of any useful and applicable type, design, material, dimension and arrangement. Advantageously, said movement sensor is built as a 9-axes-sensor. A 9-axes-sensor is a sensor, which comprises three acceleration sensors for measuring in x, y, z directions, three gyroscopes for measuring turns around said x, y, z directions and three magnetometers for measuring in said x, y, z directions.
The figure is a schematic illustration of a system according to the present invention, wherein only the details necessary for the understanding of the invention are shown. It is shown by:
Fig. 1 an embodiment of a system according to the invention in a partial view.
Fig. 1 displays an embodiment of a system for driving a component 2.1 of a vehicle 2 by using a portable user identification device 4 for said vehicle 2 and an user identification unit 2.2 of said vehicle 2 according to the invention. Said portable user identification device 4 is designed as a key fob and comprises a movement sensor 4.1 , a memory 4.2 and a transmitter 4.3. Said user identification unit 2.2 of said vehicle 2 comprises a receiver 2.2.1 and a controller 2.2.2, whereat said controller 2.2.2 is built in such a manner, that an identifying signal sent by said transmitter 4.3 of said portable user identification device 4 to said receiver 2.2.1 of said user identification unit 2.2 can be evaluated by said controller 2.2.2 and said component 2.1 of said vehicle 2 can be driven by said controller 2.2.2 according to said evaluation of said identifying signal. Said movement sensor 4.1 of said portable user identification device 4 is designed as a 9-axes-sensor, comprising three acceleration sensors for measuring in x, y, z directions, three gyroscopes for measuring turns around said x, y, z directions and three magnetometers for measuring in said x, y, z directions. Said component 2.1 of said vehicle 2 is designed as a central locking system of said vehicle 2. Said identifying signal sent by said transmitter 4.3 of said portable user identification device 4 to said receiver 2.2.1 of said user identification unit 2.2 is symbolized by an arrow 6.
The function of said system as well as the method according to the embodiment of Fig. 1 are explained as follows:
A user of said vehicle 2 is deboarding said vehicle 2 while carrying said portable user identification device 4. Said user is not displayed. Because of deboarding said vehicle 2, said portable user identification device 4 is departing from said vehicle 2 and a determination of a position of said portable user identification device 4 by means of said movement sensor 4.1 is started and processed on a regular basis. Said movement sensor 4.1 determines a spatial position of said portable user identification device 4. Said departing of said portable user identification device 4 from said vehicle 2 takes place to a point of time tn = ti. Following this initial determination of a position of said portable user identification device 4 to said point of time tn = ti a position of said portable user identification device 4 is determined by said movement sensor 4.1 on a regular basis to a point of time tn. Said position determined to a certain point of time tn is a position of said portable user identification device 4 relative to said initial position of said portable user identification device 4 determined to said point of time tn = ti. For example, said position of said portable user identification device 4 to a point of time tn is determined by means of vector addition.
The current position of said portable user identification device 4 to a certain point of time tn is stored in said memory 4.2. A position of said portable user identification device 4 stored before is written over by said current position of said portable user identification device 4. Thus, said current position of said portable user identification device 4 stored in said memory 4.2 is always a relative position of said portable user identification device 4 to said position of said portable user identification device 4 to said point of time tn = ti, to which said portable user identification device 4 is departing from said vehicle 2.
After deboarding from said vehicle 2, said user carrying said portable user identification device 4 walks a certain path away from said vehicle 2, for example, to do some shopping. After a while, said user walks again back to said vehicle 2 for boarding said vehicle 2 and to drive away. This path walked by said user is symbolized in Fig. 1 by a number of dots 8 and arrows 10. Each dot 8 symbolizes a certain position of said portable user identification device 4 carried by said user to a certain point of time tn. Each arrow 10 symbolizes a certain distance and direction said portable user identification device 4 has been carried by said user. For example, at said point of time tn = ti said movement sensor 4.1 of said portable user identification device 4 starts to determine a position of said portable user identification device 4 relative to a position of said portable user identification device 4 to said point of time tn = ti. Thus, the position of said portable user identification device 4 is equal to the position of said vehicle 2 at tn = ti. While said user walks away from said vehicle 2 carrying said portable user identification device 4, said portable user identification device 4 reaches a position, which is characterized by said arrow 10 starting at said vehicle 2 and ending at said dot 8 correlating to this arrow 10, namely to the head of this arrow 10. At the point of time, said portable user identification device 4 has reached the aforementioned dot 8, the position of said portable user identification device 4 at this point of time relative to the position of said portable user identification device 4 to said point of time tn = ti is determined by said movement sensor 4.1 and stored in said memory 4.2. Thus, said memory 4.2 contains a position of said portable user identification device 4 to said point of time correlated to said aforementioned dot 8 and relative to said position of said portable user identification device 4 to said point of time tn = ti.
Said user walks further on with said portable user identification device 4, thus said portable user identification device 4 is moving further on along a path displayed by said arrow 10, starting at said aforementioned dot 8 to a point of time directly following said aforementioned dot 8 and ending at said dot 8 correlating to this arrow 10, namely to the head of this arrow 10. The determination and the recording of the position of said portable user identification device 4 by using said movement sensor 4.1 goes on until a point of time tn = tm has been reached.
At said point of time tn = tm said portable user identification device 4 is arriving at said vehicle 2 again. The position of said portable user identification device 4 corresponding to said point of time tn = tm is displayed in Fig. 1 by the schematic drawing of said portable user identification device 4 and with a certain distance to said vehicle 2 in order to support the explanations given to the embodiment shown by Fig. 1 . In reality, said user carrying said portable user identification device 4 touches a door handle 2.3.1 of a door 2.3 of said vehicle 2. Said vehicle 2 comprises five doors 2.3 in total, each with a door handle 2.3.1 . In each of said door handles 2.3.1 of said vehicle 2 a touch-sensitive sensor is integrated. Said touch-sensitive sensors are not displayed. By touching one of said door handles 2.3.1 of said doors 2.3 said user initiates a transmission of said identifying signal 6 by said transmitter 4.3 of said portable user identification device 4 to said receiver 2.2.1 of said user identification unit 2.2 of said vehicle 2. Said identifying signal 6 correlates to said position of said portable user identification device 4 to said point of time tn = tm, to which said portable user identification device 4 is arriving at said vehicle 2 again. Said vehicle 2 did not move in a period of time beginning with tn = ti and ending with tn = tm.
Said controller 2.2.2 of said user identification unit 2.2 of said vehicle 2 evaluates said identifying signal 6 sent by said transmitter 4.3 and received by said receiver 2.2.1 . Because of the fact, that said position of said portable user identification device 4 at said point of time tn = tm, determined by said movement sensor 4.1 , stored in said memory 4.2 and sent via said transmitter 4.3 is substantially equal to said position of said vehicle 2 at said point of time tn = tm, said controller 2.2.2 of said user identification unit 2.2 is driving said component 2.1 ; thus, said central locking system 2.1 of said vehicle 2 is unlocking said doors 2.3. For example, said position of said vehicle 2 can be determined by a vehicle sensor of said vehicle 2 or any other useful and applicable type of determining a position of said vehicle 2. Said position determined as mentioned before can be stored in a memory of said user identification unit 2.2 of said vehicle 2 in order to evaluate said identifying signal 6 of said user identification device 4.
In order to design a more flexible system according to the invention, said component of said vehicle will be driven by said controller, if said identifying signal correlates with a position, which is within a certain area around said position of said vehicle defined beforehand. For example, said certain area defined beforehand could be two meters around said vehicle in order to compensate for the case, if said user does approach a vehicle door 2.3 at said point of time tn = tm not equal to the vehicle door 2.3 said user was deboarding said vehicle 2 at said point of time tn = ti.
The invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments of the inventive system and the inventive method discussed above. The portable user identification device could not only be designed as a key fob, but could be of any useful and applicable type. For example, the portable user identification device could be a smartphone or something similar. The same is true for the movement sensor, which can be of any useful and applicable type, material, dimension and arrangement. Of course, the component of the vehicle driven by the controller is not limited to be a central locking system but could be of any useful and applicable type, too.
For example, said user identification unit could comprise at least one vehicle sensor for determining an alteration of a position of said vehicle during a period of time starting with said point of time tn = ti said portable user identification device is departing from said vehicle until said point of time tn = tm said portable user identification device is arriving at said vehicle again, whereat said evaluation of said identifying signal by said controller is executed according to said alteration of said position of said vehicle. That way, it is possible to compensate for a certain movement of said vehicle during said aforementioned period of time, said portable user identification device has left said vehicle. For example, such a situation could occur, if more than one users with more than only one portable user identification devices are using said vehicle. Therefore, the invention allows for its application in such situations, too. Said vehicle sensor could be of any useful and applicable type, material, dimension and arrangement. For instance, said vehicle sensor could be a GNSS sensor in order to use a global navigation satellite system. Said vehicle sensor could also be a movement sensor of a portable device which is linked in a signal transmitting manner to said user identification unit of said vehicle.
Furthermore, said point of time tn = ti, to which said portable user identification device is departing from said vehicle, could be stored in said memory of said portable user identification device and said controller of said user identification unit of said vehicle, whereat said evaluation of said identifying signal by said controller could be executed according to said point of time tn = ti stored. Hereby, the level of security against relay station attacks or other attacks is further increased.
In other embodiments, an operation of said movement sensor of said portable user identification device could be started and/or stopped according to an amount of energy available to said portable user identification device to operate said portable user identification device in a low power mode. That way, basic functions of said portable user identification device are not affected by a movement sensor of the invention. For example, said movement sensor could be deactivated after a certain amount of time. Thus, after deactivating said movement sensor, said portable user identification device is used like a usual key fob. For instance, in order to unlock a central locking system a user would have to press a button of said key fob.
The invention relates also to a computer program product, comprising instructions to cause the inventive system, for example, the system according to the explained embodiment, to execute the steps of the inventive method, for example, the method according to the explained embodiment, and a computer-readable medium having stored thereon such a computer program product.
The signal transmissions between said portable user identification device and said user identification unit of said vehicle as well as a signal transmission between exterior devices and said user identification unit for determining the position of said vehicle at a certain point of time could be secured by using cryptographic techniques.
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2 Vehicle
2.1 Component of the vehicle 2
2.2 User identification unit of the vehicle 2
2.2.1 Receiver of the user identification unit 2.2
2.2.2 Controller of the user identification unit 2.2
2.3 Doors of the vehicle 2
2.3.1 Door handles of the doors 2.3
4 Portable user identification device
4.1 Movement sensor of the portable user identification device 4
4.2 Memory of the portable user identification device 4
4.3 Transmitter of the portable user identification device 4
6 Identifying signal
8 Positions of the portable user identification device 4
10 Distances and directions of movement of the portable user identification device 4

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Method of driving a component of a vehicle, system, computer program product and computer-readable medium
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1 . Method of driving a component (2.1 ) of a vehicle (2) by using a portable user identification device (4) for said vehicle (2) and an user identification unit (2.2) of said vehicle (2), whereat said portable user identification device (4) comprises a movement sensor (4.1 ), a memory (4.2) and a transmitter (4.3), and said user identification unit (2.2) of said vehicle (2) comprises a receiver (2.2.1 ) and a controller (2.2.2), whereat said controller (2.2.2) evaluates an identifying signal (6) sent by said transmitter (4.3) of said portable user identification device (4) to said receiver (2.2.1 ) of said user identification unit (2.2) and said controller (2.2.2) drives said component (2.1 ) of said vehicle (2) according to said evaluation of said identifying signal (6),
wherein
to a point of time tn by means of said movement sensor (4.1 ) of said portable user identification device (4) a position of said portable user identification device (4) relative to a position of said portable user identification device (4) to a point of time tn = ti, to which said portable user identification device (4) is departing from said vehicle (2), is determined and stored in said memory (4.2) on a regular basis, starting with said point of time tn = ti, whereat a position of said portable user identification device (4) to a point of time tn = tm, to which said portable user identification device (4) is arriving at said vehicle (2) again is transmitted as said identifying signal (6) by said transmitter (4.3) of said portable user identification device (4) to said receiver (2.2.1 ) of said user identification unit (2.2) of said vehicle (2).
2. Method according to claim 1 ,
wherein said component (2.1 ) of said vehicle (2) will be driven by said controller (2.2.2), if said identifying signal (6) substantially correlates to a position of said vehicle (2) to said point of time tn = tm.
Method of claim 2,
wherein
said component of said vehicle will be driven by said controller, if said identifying signal correlates with a position, which is within a certain area around said position of said vehicle defined beforehand.
Method according to one of the claims 1 to 3,
wherein
said user identification unit comprises at least one vehicle sensor for determining an alteration of a position of said vehicle during a period of time starting with said point of time tn = ti said portable user identification device is departing from said vehicle until said point of time tn = tm said portable user identification device is arriving at said vehicle again, whereat said evaluation of said identifying signal by said controller is executed according to said alteration of said position of said vehicle.
Method according to one of the claims 1 to 4,
wherein
said point of time tn = ti, to which said portable user identification device is departing from said vehicle, is stored in said memory of said portable user identification device and said controller of said user identification unit of said vehicle, whereat said evaluation of said identifying signal by said controller is executed according to said point of time tn = ti stored.
Method according to one of the claims 1 to 5,
wherein
an operation of said movement sensor of said portable user identification device is started and/or stopped according to an amount of energy available to said portable user identification device to operate said portable user identification device in a lower power mode.
7. System for driving a component (2.1 ) of a vehicle (2) by using a portable user identification device (4) for said vehicle (2) and an user identification unit (2.2) of said vehicle (2), whereat said portable user identification device (4) comprises a movement sensor (4.1 ), a memory (4.2) and a transmitter (4.3), and said user identification unit (2.2) of said vehicle (2) comprises a receiver (2.2.1 ) and a controller (2.2.2), whereat said controller (2.2.2) is built in such a manner, that an identifying signal (6) sent by said transmitter (4.3) of said portable user identification device (4) to said receiver (2.2.1 ) of said user identification unit (2.2) can be evaluated by said controller (2.2.2) and said component (2.1 ) of said vehicle (2) can be driven by said controller (2.2.2) according to said evaluation of said identifying signal (6),
wherein
said system is built in such a manner, that to a point of time tn by means of said movement sensor (4.1 ) of said portable user identification device (4) a position of said portable user identification device (4) relative to a position of said portable user identification device (4) to a point of time tn = ti, to which said portable user identification device (4) is departing from said vehicle (2), can be determined and stored in said memory (4.2) on a regular basis, starting with said point of time tn = ti, whereat a position of said portable user identification device (4) to a point of time tn = tm, to which said portable user identification device (4) is arriving at said vehicle (2) again can be transmitted as said identifying signal (6) by said transmitter (4.3) of said portable user identification device (4) to said receiver (2.2.1 ) of said user identification unit (2.2) of said vehicle (2).
8. System according to claim 7,
wherein said user identification unit comprises at least one vehicle sensor for determining an alteration of a position of said vehicle during a period of time starting with said point of time tn = ti said portable user identification device is departing from said vehicle until said point of time tn = tm said portable user identification device is arriving at said vehicle again, whereat said controller is built in such a manner, that said evaluation of said identifying signal by said controller can be executed according to said alteration of said position of said vehicle.
9. System according to claim 7 or 8,
wherein
said movement sensor (4.1 ) is built as a 9-axes-sensor (4.1 ).
10. A computer program product comprising instructions to cause the system of one of the claims 7 to 9 to execute the steps of the method of one of the claims 1 to 6.
1 1 . A computer-readable medium having stored thereon the computer program product of claim 10.
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